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bleachbit — Clean junk files on the filesystem. More information: <https://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/command-line-i

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Problem

How to use the bleachbit command: Clean junk files on the filesystem. More information: <https://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/command-line-interface.html>.

Solution

bleachbit — Clean junk files on the filesystem. More information: <https://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/command-line-interface.html>.

Start the graphical user interface (GUI) version of Bleachbit:

bleachbit --gui

Shred a file:

bleachbit {{[-s|--shred]}} {{path/to/file}}

List available cleaner options:

bleachbit {{[-l|--list-cleaners]}}

Preview the files that will be deleted and other changes that will be made before actually performing the clean-up operation:

bleachbit {{[-p|--preview]}} --preset {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.option2 ...}}

Perform the clean-up operation and delete files:

bleachbit {{[-c|--clean]}} --preset {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.option2 ...}}

Code Snippets

Start the graphical user interface (GUI) version of Bleachbit

bleachbit --gui

Shred a file

bleachbit {{[-s|--shred]}} {{path/to/file}}

List available cleaner options

bleachbit {{[-l|--list-cleaners]}}

Preview the files that will be deleted and other changes that will be made before actually performing the clean-up operation

bleachbit {{[-p|--preview]}} --preset {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.option2 ...}}

Perform the clean-up operation and delete files

bleachbit {{[-c|--clean]}} --preset {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.option2 ...}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/bleachbit

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